Nigeria, US, Ghana, others to collaborate

The, United States (US), Ghana and Libya, among others, are to partner Nigeria on health care delivery.

The partnership is expected to proffer solutions to common health problems in the country, in particular and West Africa, in general.

The plan to work together emerged at the fifth International Exhibition and Conference of the West African Health (WAH) 2012 in Lagos, with the theme: Financing Healthcare Delivery in West Africa –Challenges and Opportunities.

Health practitioners from some countries were present to exhibit medical equipment, machines and instruments.

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr Femi Olugbile, said well-equipped hospitals and laboratories are important in achieving effective health care delivery.

“This is what the WAH aims to achieve with the coming of partners to Nigeria and West African sub-region,” he said.

He stressed the need for the establishment of a strong collaboration between the public and private sector in health care, adding that public-private partnership is the way forward for Nigeria to improve on health care delivery.

“Running medical practice is very expensive but with the partnering of the WAH in Nigeria’s health care, lots of things will be made easier in moving health care to greater heights,” he said.